Professor Amitav Acharya, Global Director of TRANSCEND and UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance, addressed the "Informal Thematic Debate of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly on Human Security". The Debate was pursuant to "General Assembly Resolution 64/291 and aims to contribute to the discussions on the notion of human security as well as to the consultative process with Member States on a possible definition of human security in the General Assembly".